Considering the dramatic increase in housing density that three-story apartments built on relatively small parcels would bring to villages like Medford, it is little wonder that community resistance has arisen.

The Carmans could be protected through rezoning or an eminent domain land-taking, requiring no redirection of development to other areas within the Town of Brookhaven.

If preserving the Carmans watershed is the true objective, then either method would efficiently achieve that goal. There is no "scientific" need to destroy the character of neighborhoods.